E Antigen and Anti-E in the Serum of Asymptomatic Carrier Mothers as Indicators of Positive and Negative Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus to Their Infants

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 294, Issue 14, 1976, Pages 746-749

  Okada, Kiyshi ^a   Kamiyama, Ichiro ^a   Inomata, Minako ^a   Imai, Mitsunobu ^a   Miyakawa, Yuzo ^a   Mayumi, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; E ANTIGEN; RHESUS E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0017066968     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197604012941402     Document Type: Article

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